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ORNL project aims to lessen impact of natural disasters
12-28-2006 · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)Determining with some precision when and where disasters are likely to strike is the focus of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory effort that ultimately could save lives.
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